Home Again Home Again Jiggidy Jog
For some reason, my entries keep tying into childhood songs and stories lately. Weird. Anyway, I am finally back home. My apartment building was treated for termites, and as such I've been at my mom's since Sunday evening. The mornings with my mom were of value to me, the home cooked meals were awesome, but I'm so happy to be back home...where there is decent coffee on at all good hours of the morning and evening, where my cat can happily roam wherever her fancy takes her, where there is a choice between beautiful silence and sweet music. In short, this experience showed me how much I love the home I've created for myself.
My strategy of finishing with my tangible homework first and finishing the reading with my leftover time seems to be working really well. Even though I was taken out of my element for much of the week so far, it was the first week I haven't been up super late trying to meet deadlines. I was actually *done* with things before the deadline, and had time to look over notes and requirements before the week's classes. I still have a lot to catch up on with my GIS class this week for a test next Monday, but my other homework is almost finished. And it's not even the weekend yet!
The other nice school happening this week was that my planning law professor gave me kudos yet again on how quickly I am picking up the material in the class, and even said he thought I should consider a PhD. I explained to him my desire to move beyond my tendencies for abstraction and just get a job, and he replied that sometimes that concentration on abstraction makes you better at getting the job done. He's an interesting guy and has an amazing amount of passion and knowledge about his subject matter. I can learn a lot from him.
My dad is coming down this Friday so that we can check out the Magic v. Spurs game together. I got him tickets for Christmas. It's been a while since my dad and I saw a game together. It was practically the only thing that allowed us to relate to one another as I went through puberty. And now, it stirs up really good memories for me of the time we've shared together. It makes me feel quite lucky.
There's more to update on. I'm sure of it. But it's been a long day, a long week, and I need to spend some time re-centering myself for the challenges ahead.
My strategy of finishing with my tangible homework first and finishing the reading with my leftover time seems to be working really well. Even though I was taken out of my element for much of the week so far, it was the first week I haven't been up super late trying to meet deadlines. I was actually *done* with things before the deadline, and had time to look over notes and requirements before the week's classes. I still have a lot to catch up on with my GIS class this week for a test next Monday, but my other homework is almost finished. And it's not even the weekend yet!
The other nice school happening this week was that my planning law professor gave me kudos yet again on how quickly I am picking up the material in the class, and even said he thought I should consider a PhD. I explained to him my desire to move beyond my tendencies for abstraction and just get a job, and he replied that sometimes that concentration on abstraction makes you better at getting the job done. He's an interesting guy and has an amazing amount of passion and knowledge about his subject matter. I can learn a lot from him.
My dad is coming down this Friday so that we can check out the Magic v. Spurs game together. I got him tickets for Christmas. It's been a while since my dad and I saw a game together. It was practically the only thing that allowed us to relate to one another as I went through puberty. And now, it stirs up really good memories for me of the time we've shared together. It makes me feel quite lucky.
There's more to update on. I'm sure of it. But it's been a long day, a long week, and I need to spend some time re-centering myself for the challenges ahead.